Farm-gate



' -No. 291,059. Patented Jan. 1, 184.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 W. 0.. KIEKER.

FARM GATE.

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No. 291,059. Patented Jan. 1, 1884.

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Erica ILLIAM o. KIEKER, or MEo oN, WISCONSIN.

FARM-GATE:

SPECIFICATION forming part. of Letters Patent No. 291,059, dated January 1, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM C. KIEKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Me- I quon, in the county of Ozaukee and State of l/Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Farm-Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in farm-gates, and pertains to that class which are opened by an approaching carriage and are closed by the carriage as it recedes therefrom.

The object of my improvement is to provide a device by which the gate is automatically unlatched and always swung in the same direction when opened.

The construction of my improvements is further explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View from that side toward which the gate is adapted to open.

Figs. 2, 3, at, 5, 6, and 7 aredetails.

Like p'arts are represented by the same reference-letters throughout the several views.

The gate A is hung by ordinary hinges, B B, to the post 0, said gate, hinges, and post being of the ordinary construction. Said gate,when closed, is locked in position by a spring-latch, D, which engages in the catch E, secured to the post F. The catch D is connected with the tripping-rod G through rod H, elbowcrank lever I, rod J, bracket K, and rod L. The lever I is suspended from bar M at pivot N, which permits the lower end of said lever I to swing toward and from the bracket K. The rod J is connected to bracket K by arm 0, which arm is rigidly attached'to said bracket. The bracket K is also connected with the tripping-rod P through rod Q. The bracket Kis secured to the end standard of the gate R upon the bracket S. The bracket S is provided with an angular shoulder, T, (shown in Fig. 3,) which is loosely fitted in a socket, U, in bracket K in such a manner that bracket K Application filed May 12; ssa. (No model.)-

is permitted to turn in either direction through an angle of about forty degrees before the bearings of said bracket are brought in con tact and arrested by the angles of shoulder T. Thus, as an approaching carriage is brought in contact with the upper arm, V, of the tripping-rod G, said arm is thrown rearward, together with the .arm W, when said arm W, acting through rod L,turns the bracket K upon the shoulder T, whereby the arm 0 is turned toward the left and the rod J is drawn rear ward. As the rod J is thus drawn rearward or toward the post 0, the lower arm of the elbowcrank lever I is turned toward the left, while the arm X is drawn downward, whereby a downward movement is communicated to the spring-latch D through the rod H, and the said latch is disengaged from the catch E, when the gate is swung toward the approaching carriage by the continuous rearward pressure of said rod L, communicated through bracket K and shoulder T to the gate.

It is obvious that the rod L must be of such length that there will be ample space for the gate to open toward the approaching team after the carriage has been brought in contact with thetripping-rod G. WVhen the gate has been thus opened and the carriage has passed through the gateway, the front wheel of the carriage is brought into contact with the arm A of the tripping-rod P, said arm A being in the vertical position when the gate is open, and the arm B in a horizontal position, with its upper end toward the gate. Thus, by the action of the forward wheel against the stirrup A, said stirrup is thrown backward into a horizontal position and the arm B is thrown upward into a vertical position, thereby clos ing the gate in rear of the carriage. The rearward movement of the rod Q is communicated to the gate through bracket K, shoulder T, and bracket S. When the gate is thus closed, the spring-latch D is forced downward by the angular bearings of the catch E, and is thrown up into the catch by its own elasticity in the ordinary manner, While by the action of the. bracket K the arm V of the tripping-rod Gis again thrown into the vertical position, as shown in Fig. 1, preparatory to again opening the gate.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In that class of gates which are opened and closed by an approaching and receding carriage, the devices herein described for transmitting motion from the tripping-arm to the latch, consisting in the combination, with the connecting-rods, of the tripping devices, of the bracket K, provided with arm 0, bracket S, rod J, elbow-crank lever I, rod H, latch D, and catch E, said bracket K being loosely socketed up on the shoulder T of bracket S, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of bracket K, provided I 5 In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in 20 presence of two witnesses.

\VILLIAM (J. KIEKER.

Vitnesses:

JAS. B. ERWIN, \V. J. SINXOTT. 

